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单词 breviary
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bre•vi•ar•y  (brēvē er′ē, brevē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies. 
  1. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office.
  2. a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches.
  • Latin breviārium an abridgment. See brevi-, -ary
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
breviary /ˈbriːvjərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. a book of psalms, hymns, prayers, etc, to be recited daily by clerics in major orders and certain members of religious orders as part of the divine office
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin breviārium an abridged version, from breviāre to shorten, from brevis short
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